By Melissa Kildow Pickleblogger As a pickleball instructor, my students often ask me different ways they can play when there are only 2 people. While doing drills is vital to improvement, most people prefer to play rec games. Of course full court singles is an option, but is often seen as daunting and intimidating. […]
Well, it’s turning out to be the “year that wasn’t” for pickleball, thanks to Covid-19. The latest victim is the Margaritaville National Championships, which was supposed to begin at the end of October but has now been cancelled. Read more about it here.
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles on Pickleball singles play. This is the third installment in that series. While many of the basic pickleball skills are shared with the singles and doubles game, their strategies are very different. You will have to change gears and […]
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles on Pickleball singles play. This is the second installment in that series. Intrigued about pickleball’s other event – singles? Does the more aggressive, hard, deep groundstroke game seem to match your style of play? Let’s find out some unique […]
By Melissa Kildow Pickleblogger The sun is shining brightly and a warm breeze is whispering promises of a beautiful day. It’s already 60ᐤF and my clock says it’s only 7:30am. Today would be a perfect day to play pickleball and I would have a group set up already, if today was a normal day. […]
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles on Pickleball singles play. This is the first installment in that series. Most pickleball players have only been introduced to the doubles game, and it makes sense. Many of us see pickleball as a social sport, and it’s more […]
By Melissa Kildow Pickleblogger It’s been 63 days since I’ve stepped foot on a pickleball court. It feels like a lifetime. Before the coronavirus crisis I was playing 3-4 times a week. It was March and my mixed partner and I had just won gold in a tournament and were feeling and playing at […]
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles looking at the first 55 years Of Pickleball. This is the fourth and final installment in that series. As we remember our origins and think about recent growth and changes, we should also celebrate who we are as pickleball […]